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Lathyrus pubescens

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Hooker & Arnott

Common Names

• Argentine Pea
• Blue Perennial Pea
• Alverjilla Silvestre (Argentina)

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Bog
• gallery forest
• dry field
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec Summer

Fruiting Times

• Nov

Evergreen herbaceous perennial tendril climber with racemes of up to 12 flowers, fragrant 25mm lilac or indigo flowers, seed pod to 75mm long, plant pibescent, winged stems, cirrhiferous leaves, pubescent toothed calyx

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Norton 1996
• RHS A-Z
• Bodkin
• Mobot
• FB
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus